Discernment Day with the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia will host a discernment retreat day on Saturday, January 31st (10 am-4:30 pm). Open to single Catholic women ages 17-30, the event includes Mass, prayer with the sisters, Adoration, spiritual talks, and lunch at the University of Washington Catholic Newman Center. For more information or to register, please email vocation@op-tn.org. Come spend time with the Lord, and get a glimpse of the beauty of religious life!

Please come to the Heavenly Hikers Meeting on Tuesday, January 13th, at 6 pm at Assumption Church. Bring your ideas for winter hikes/walks and snowshoe outings.

Kindling Community: Liturgical Ministry Open House Discover your gifts and help our parish family shine! Join us after Mass for our Liturgical Ministry Open House, where you can meet ministry leaders, learn about liturgical roles, and enjoy refreshments and warm hospitality. Continue reading...

Looking to help with our new Sunday night Mass at Assumption? We are seeking helpers to support our parish family's Sunday Mass. To learn more, please click.

Emergency Relief Fund Historic flooding is forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents and prompting a statewide emergency as search and rescue teams are deployed. This extraordinary flooding has impacted many Catholic parishes and schools in areas such as Burlington, Mount Vernon, Snoqualmie, Kent, and Issaquah. In response to this disaster, the Archdiocese of Seattle opened the Emergency Relief Fund, which is designed to provide financial support for parishes and schools to address the urgent needs impacting their local communities during a disaster. Please donate here today: https://archseattle.org/flood/ Thank you for your support!

At St. Bridget Parish on January 22, at 7 PM, there will be a screening of a documentary about The IF Project, a collaboration of currently- and formerly-incarcerated adults, community partners, and law enforcement focused on holistic intervention and the reduction and prevention of incarceration and recidivism. The IF Project’s founder, a Seattle police detective, and the current director will be present for post-film conversation. This is an extraordinary story! More information to come. Click the link to view the trailer.

Come sing for the OLL 5:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass. All are invited to sing in the choir for the Family Liturgy. Children with their parents who would like to sing, please arrive by 4:00 pm to get an up-front seat!!

We are excited to announce the beginning of our new 5:00 pm Sunday Mass at Assumption, launching on Sunday, January 4 at 5:00 pm. This will be an all-parish Mass, supported and served by members from across our entire NE Seattle Catholic Community. Continue reading...

You are invited to participate with other Catholics in continued efforts to provide welcome and safety for recent members of immigrant communities. The prayer, testimonials, sharing and discussion of collective actions will take place at St. Therese Parish Hall, 926-35th Avenue. Register using the QR code or link in the attached flyer, or check the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center's website: ipjc.org.

Celebrate the beauty and joy of the season with our annual Parish Family Simbang Gabi at OLL! Join us on Saturday, December 13, for the 5 PM Mass, followed by a festive community meal filled with warmth, tradition, and delicious Filipino flavors. All are welcome to take part in this beloved Advent tradition. If you’d like to sing with the choir or share a Filipino dish, please sign up by clicking the image. Come experience faith, food, and fellowship as we prepare our hearts for Christmas!

CYO Sports are open to all students who are parishioners, where they attend one of our catholic schools or a non-Catholic school. Our Lady of the Lake (Lions): 5- 8th boy and girl teams. 4th grade co-ed learning league. St. Catherines (Tigers): 5- 8th boy and girl teams. 4th grade co-ed learning league Assumption St. Bridget School (Bulldogs): 5- 8th boy and girl teams. No 4th grade co-ed learning league. (Students are welcome to join OLL) Based on registration numbers, schools sometimes combine to formulate teams. If the interest is large at a school, then there will be multiple teams per grade. The middle school teams might be divided between varsity and junior varsity after an assessment. All students who register will be placed on a team. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us. We look forward to seeing you this season!

Our NE Seattle Catholic community will continue to provide a monthly Sunday supper delivered between 5:00-6:00 PM to Tent City 4 at its current Lake City location, 12531 28th Ave. NE, Seattle 98125. This is just north of the Lake City Library. Thanks to the advocacy of many in and out of government, Share/Wheel has received permission for TC4 to stay there through mid-May 2026. Continue reading...

We are looking for volunteers for the day of the event. We need help with a variety of things, including setup, take-down, and replacing batteries in lights on the day of, etc. Some quick information regarding this year's Pathway of Lights (PoL ): it is on Saturday, December 13th, from 4:30pm to 7:30pm.

The Lake City Partners’ Winter Shelter, located in the Maple Leaf neighborhood, ensures that our community members experiencing homelessness have warm meals and nutritious breakfasts every day. If you would like to assist with meal prep, serving, or create breakfast take-away bags for up to 30, please click here for details and to sign up.

Join us in Catholic giving on Tuesday, December 2.

On Christmas Eve, Our Lady of the Lake will host a Family Liturgy at 5:00 pm. All ages are warmly invited to join us as we reflect on “The Message of the Birds” and pray for peace on earth. Come share the blessings of this beautiful season!

"Entering the Night of Peace," this year's Pax Christi USA Advent reflection booklet, is a special gift sponsored through our NE Seattle chapter of Pax Christi—young adult peacemakers and writers, Flora x. Tang and Cameron Bellm offer us insights from fresh perspectives, sometimes as harsh as the world, others as joyful as heaven, with plenty to ponder. Continue reading...

Mother Teresa Guild is collection items for our selected charities to distribute as holiday gifts. This year we are accepting the following donations:

All are invited to begin Thanksgiving in gratitude and prayer. Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 AM at both Our Lady of the Lake and St. Bridget. At OLL, we continue our beautiful tradition of giving thanks through generosity. Families are invited to bring non-perishable food items to carry to the altar during the collection. Cash and check donations are also welcome. All gifts support the OLL St. Vincent de Paul food pantry, helping our neighbors in need. May this Thanksgiving be filled with blessings for you and those you love.

Established in 1990 by the National Black Clergy Conference, Black Catholic History Month is an annual November observance celebrating the history, contributions, and heritage of Black Catholics in the U.S. and beyond. In November, we celebrate All Souls and All Saints, St. Martin de Porres, the first Black saint of the Americas, St. Augustine from North Africa, and St. Monica, Augustine’s mother. In November, we also recognize Servants of God and Venerables who are candidates for sainthood. Read the attached PDF about the Six Black Catholic Americans who are on the path to sainthood. Be inspired by their lives and legacies by reading the Fall 2023 issue of A Matter of Spirit, published by the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center. Click to learn more.